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The Uí Chinnsealaigh were the dominant Gaelic family in this area and the mountain gets the fuller version of its name from them. This helps to distinguish it from Croaghanmoira, which is a little further north.
Croghan Kinsella is the 273rd highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/261/?PHPSESSID=450rq47if8liblqbli029gdsk5

I had a very nice walk to the summit of Croghan Kinsella of an afternoon, April 2014. Weather was cloudy with sunny breaks, 14 celsius, light wind, dry. From the village of Woodenbridge to the NE it took 5 to 10 mins of driving on narrow back roads to reach Point D, Raheenleagh Forest Car Park. I started my walk here and proceeded to Point A. Instead of going to Point B I stubbornly headed to Point C assuming I could off-trail it a bit through the forest using a fire break. It was not to be though, forest to the south-east of Point C was incredibly dense and although I was tempted to take it on I guessed i would spend more time crossing difficult ground and pushing through trees. So I decided to take my bad decision on the chin and head for Point B. From point B at 440m approx you travel a generally west and rising approach to the summit at 606m. The Summit itself is a neat little rocky outcrop with good shelter regardless of wind direction. Excellent views north to village of Aughrim firstly and then beyond to the beautiful mountainous paradise of Wicklow. Arklow and the Irish Sea to the east can be seen, and Tinahely village to the west. Looking south wonderful views of the rolling north Wexford lanscape can be enjoyed. As mentioned by other poster the trig pillar is a nicely made structure using local stone with mortar but disappointingly no ladybird meetup when I was there! I was lucky to enjoy the views for half an hour before low cloud rolled in from the south. The landscape here creates a "cloud gate" and it sure rolled in quickly obscuring all views and possibly making navigation difficult, something to keep in mind with steep drops 150m approx north of the summit. I returned via the more conventional route of Points C to B to A to D which took 40 mins with 4.2km approx. Total walking time 8.4km at 2hrs approx not including summit time. My bold and idiotic choice to create my own path to the summit added almost 2km to my trip and 40 mins to my walk total, ah well, live and learn (again!). Worth noting this walk takes you through Wicklow and Wexford counties.Excellent views throughout, quiet and peaceful, recommended. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/261/comment/15964/